Nah, dude is different. USA put people who are loyal to them and don't give a fuck about their own country. China support rebellions against leaders loyal to colonizers. Sure, the new rebel powers will be their allies, but these people in power want to take care of their own. Don't know where you're from, but Brazil had some really dark times during our fascist military dictatorship and all of that happened with the excuse of protecting us of from communism.
Allende in Chile, for example. Argentina, Brasil, Uruguay got support for their torture programs. Nicaragua brought Oli North to the surface, Grenada even got a full-blown invasion for having the audacity to be slightly left leaning.
Cuba also got its bay of pigs and several assassination attempts, but admittedly, Castro wasn't exactly elected - though the dictator he ousted was supported by the US.